PVDJ, a division of Peavey, is now shipping the new Digital Audio Interface (DAI), a hardware and software package to allow DJs to remix in real time.

The DAI is ideal for live DJs, but can also be a very creative tool for home-studio remixer DJs, who can remix in the digital realm and output directly to recording software. The DAI will play and mix .mp3, .wav, ..cda and other audio files and includes all the controls needed for real-time remixing, including jog wheels on either side of the controller that can be used to create scratching-type effects. In addition, the DAI will automatically find the nearest beat when setting a cue point or mixing tracks.

The DAI controller is separated into two players, with a touch-sensitive screen between them that shows the current track playlist with track progress bar and BPM counter. Tracks can be sorted by artist, title or BPM (ascending and descending order). The on-screen keyboard allows quick song retrieval by automatically narrowing the search field as you type.

Built-in Grab technology allows one-button-push looping, with adjustments for moving the loop backward and forward one beat at a time. The user can also lengthen or shorten loops on the fly, allowing for true real-time remixing. The Grab function always exits the loop at the end of the measure unless the user tells it otherwise.

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